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GPF Global Flagship Conference Vienna at Volksgarten Club

8.
Sept.

Club Volksgarten
VIENNA

Our Program
GPF Global Flagship Conference Vienna 2026

03:30

PM

WELCOME SPEECH

  • Aleksandar Gros, GPF Global Founder

  • Daniel Gros, GPF Global Founder

03:35

PM

KEYNOTE

  • Alexander Pröll, State Secretary at the Austrian Federal Chancellery

03:45

PM

KEYNOTE ++ Mobilizing Private Capital for Economic Growth and Sustainable Transformation

  • Abubakar Atiku BaguduMinister of Budget and Economic Planning of Nigeria

03:50

PM

FIRESIDE CHAT ++ The Next Digital Frontier - How AI is Redefining and Shaping Industries

  • Peter Hanke, Federal Minister for Innovation, Mobility and Infrastructure

  • Moderation: Dejan Jovicevic, Co-Founder and CEO of brutkasten

04:05

PM

FIRESIDE CHAT ++ Europe’s Global Role Under Pressure: Investment Flows, Power Shifts and the Coming Reset

  • Martin SchlaffInvestor and Philanthropist

  • Boris Nemsicserial Entrepreneur and executive Board Member

  • Moderation: Danielle SperaGPF Global Patroness, Author and Journalist

04:30

PM

FIRESIDE CHAT ++ Digital Transformation in Business:

Between Vision and Reality in the Corporate World

  • Fritz Kaltenegger, CEO Cafe+Co International

  • Moderation: Dominica Schmid-Schmidsfelden, Lead Strategic Partnerships & Events at aws Connect

04:40

PM

FIRESIDE CHAT ++ How Dynasty and Technology Can Fit Together

  • Paula Schwarz, Entrepreneur, activist and philanthropist

  • Moderation: David A. Pieper, CEO Skyland Family

04:55

PM

PANEL ++ Europe's Competitiveness and Resilience in a Geopolitically Transforming World

  • Igor Luksic, GPF Global Ambassador and former Prime Minister of Montenegro

  • Andreas Grassl, political influencer, journalist and analyst

  • Ivan Miklos, Former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of the Slovak Republic

  • Moderation: Danai Falb, International Relations & Markets, Deputy Head of Department, Federation of Austrian Industries (IV)

05:15

PM

FIRESIDE CHAT ++ Youth Sport Games: From Vision to Impact

  • Predrag Mijatović, Former Real Madrid Football Player, Former Director of Football of Real Madrid, Amabassador Youth Sports Games

  • Slaven Maric, Advisor to the Organizing Committee of Youth Sports Games

  • Moderation: Daniel Gros, GPF Global Founder

05:30

PM

FIRESIDE CHAT ++ The importance of connectivity for business and

economical development

  • Günther Ofner, Joint CEO and CFO at Vienna International Airport

  • Moderation: Dominica Schmid-Schmidsfelden, Lead Strategic Partnerships & Events at aws Connect

05:40

PM

FIRESIDE CHAT ++ Turning Risks into Opportunities

  • ​Bernhard Nigl, Managing Director Metropolitan Region Vienna, Aon Austria GmbH

  • Mark Tantz, CEO DERTOUR Austria GmbH

  • Moderation: Dominica Schmid-Schmidsfelden, Lead Strategic Partnerships & Events at aws Connect

05:50

PM

PANEL ++ ++ Financing Africa's Future: The Vienna Stock Exchange as a Gateway to European Capital Markets for African Government Projects

  • Matthias SzaboHead of Debt Listings at Vienna Stock Exchange

  • Wilhelm Molterer, Former Vice-Chancellor and Minister of Finance of the Republic of Austria and former Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (EIB)

  • Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, Minister of Budget and Economic Planning of Nigeria

  • Moderation: Michael Kollik, Partner at AKELA, Director Prosper Africa

06:10

PM

PANEL ++ Sustainability in the Age of the Polycrisis: Going beyond Risks and Opportunities

  • Jürgen Streitner, Head of Environmental and Energy Policy at the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (WKÖ)

  • Gudrun Senk, Chief Technology Officer, Managing Director at Wiener Linien

  • Charlotte Eberl, Vice President  Sustainability, Compliance & Internal Audit AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG

  • Moderation: Christian Plas, Partner at EY (Ernst & Young)

06:40

PM

PANEL ++ Strategies for Resilience and Growth in an Unstable Geopolitical World

  • Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, Former President of the Republic of Croatia + International Olympic Committee Member

  • Georg Winter, CEO at GrECo International Holding AG

  • Moderation: Clemens Mayr-Harting, Director General for EU, international Affairs and national Coordination at Federal Chancellors Office

06:55

PM

PANEL ++ Green Tech Industry – A Growth Engine for Austria

  • Elisabeth Engelbrechtsmüller-Strauß, CEO / CFO at FRONIUS

  • Stefan Stallinger, CTO and Member of the Executive Board at EVN

  • Kari Ochsner, Managing Director Ochsner Wärmepumpen GmbH, President of the Federation of Austrian Industries Lower Austria

  • Moderation: Maximilian MautheExpert Climate, Energy & Environment Federation of Austrian Industries

07:25

PM

PANEL ++ Competitiveness in Times of  Generational Succession

  • Yannick Shetty, Parliamentary party leader Neos

  • Dominik Prousek, CEO of AIDA

  • Markus Neubrand, Chief Expansion Officer, Head of M&A at GrECo

  • Viktor Lisowski, Founder of Foodsavers and CEO at Ceba Group

  • Moderation: Desirée-Marie Fellner, Online Editor-in-Chief & Head of Social Media at oe24 media group

07:55

PM

KEYNOTE ++ Creating a New Norm: Why Refills Need an Ecosystem

  • Alena Caro, Sustainability Leader Climate, L’Oréal DACH

08:00

PM

FIRESIDE CHAT ++ The Circular Economy Requires Digital Infrastructure: What Austria Can Learn from the Deposit Return System

  • ​Mark Perryman, European Lead for DRS, Mastercard Move

  • Alexander Schindler, Senior Partner Manager at Global Payments

  • Moderation: Dusan Todorovic, Lead Program Manager aws i2 Business Angels

08:20

PM

RECEPTION & NETWORKING

BY INVITATION ONLY

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